question on cultivars

[hanzy08]

Originally Posted by PaphMadMan

Every orchid cultivar starts out as a single seedling, and includes all divisions and clones of that original plant. When a cross is made it is common to see seedlings for sale, and each will be unique. The cross gets a name if someone registers it. The good ones may get named and propagated as 'cultivars' distinguished by a name in single quotes following the name of the cross (or species). There's really nothing genetic about it except in the sense that every seedling is genetically unique to start, and all plants of a particular cultivar are genetically identical. And it doesn't necessarily have anything to do with breeders at all since anyone can select and name a cultivar. If you are picky about getting exactly the flower you want you have to buy that cultivar.

thanks for replying. yeah I understand it better now. its like having the same parents but the siblings look different although they have similarities in features but of course there's always the best looking sibling lol